Joyce Triona, McCarthy Sinead N, Gibney Michael J
UCD Institute of Food and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland.
Br J Nutr. 2008 May;99(5):1117-26. doi: 10.1017/S0007114507853372. Epub 2007 Dec 21.
A WHO report on diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases recommended that frequency of consumption of foods and/or drinks containing free sugars should be limited to a maximum of four times per d. In addition, they recommended a reduction in the intake of free sugars to a maximum of no more than 10 % of energy intake. These recommendations were developed with the aim of reducing the prevalence of dental caries. The aim of the present study was to establish if there is a quantitative relationship between energy from added sugars and frequency of added sugars intakes in Irish children, teenagers and adults. In addition, the intake of added and total sugars and main contributors to added sugar intakes were examined. Data for the present analysis were based on the North/South Ireland Food Consumption Survey (n 1379; aged 18-64 years), the National Children's Food Survey (n 594; aged 5-12 years) and the National Teen Food Survey (n 441; aged 13-17 years) which used 7 d food diaries to collect food and beverage intake data in representative samples of Irish adults, children and teenagers respectively. Results showed that in adults, frequency of intake of added sugar intake of four times per d corresponded to a mean added sugar intake of 9 %, which was similar to the WHO recommendation. In children and teenagers, a frequency of intake of four times per d corresponded to a mean added sugar intake of 14.6 and 12.4 % respectively and was therefore not in agreement with the WHO recommendation.
世界卫生组织一份关于饮食、营养与慢性病预防的报告建议，含有游离糖的食品和/或饮料的食用频率应限制在每天最多4次。此外，他们建议将游离糖的摄入量减少至能量摄入的10%以内。制定这些建议的目的是降低龋齿的患病率。本研究的目的是确定爱尔兰儿童、青少年和成年人中添加糖的能量与添加糖摄入频率之间是否存在定量关系。此外，还研究了添加糖和总糖的摄入量以及添加糖摄入的主要来源。本分析的数据基于北爱尔兰/南爱尔兰食品消费调查（n = 1379；年龄在18 - 64岁）、全国儿童食品调查（n = 594；年龄在5 - 12岁）和全国青少年食品调查（n = 441；年龄在13 - 17岁），这些调查分别使用7天食物日记收集爱尔兰成年人、儿童和青少年代表性样本中的食物和饮料摄入数据。结果表明，在成年人中，每天摄入添加糖4次的频率对应的平均添加糖摄入量为9%，这与世界卫生组织的建议相似。在儿童和青少年中，每天摄入4次的频率对应的平均添加糖摄入量分别为14.6%和12.4%，因此与世界卫生组织的建议不一致。
